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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
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eka-dvi-tri-catuṣ-pādo bahu-pādas tathāpadaḥ bahvyaḥ santi puraḥ sṛṣṭās tāsāṁ me pauruṣī priyā
WORD BY WORD
TRANSLATION
| In this world there are many kinds of created bodies — some with one leg, others with two, three, four or more legs, and still others with no legs — but of all these, the human form is actually dear to Me.
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PURPORT
| The ultimate purpose of material creation is to facilitate the return of the conditioned souls back home, back to Godhead. Since this redemption of the conditioned souls is especially possible in the human form of life, naturally this form is particularly dear to the compassionate Personality of Godhead.
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